Toy



J. STRAKA.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1919.

PatenteaAug. 31,1920.

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'rss e JAnos'LAv srnAKA, or oHroAeo; 1LLI1vo1s.

To all whom t may conce/rn Be it known that I, JiinjosLAv STRAKA, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chr cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements inToys, of whichfthe following is a full, clear, and exact specificamoving.

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This invention relates to a toy, and more particularly a war toy in which a plurality of elements or figures 'are continuously One of the objectsof this invention is to provide a toy in which the movingfelements CM1 be quickly detached, .and others substituted therefor.

A further object is to` provide a (device adapted for use 1n connection with figures" such as may be cut out of newspapers or"V books. y

A further object is to provide a to'y, all ofthe parts of which are detachablyv fastened in such a mannerthat the whole toy may 'be dismantled quickly.

A stillI further objectV is toprovide a toyl construction having one or 'more bodily movable elements, certain of said elements having. parts that'are adapted tomove relative to other parts thereof. I i

Briefly stated, the structure illustrating the invention comprises a movable member, suchas an endless belt having suitable driving means,and having detachably connected thereto a plurality of elements or figures.

VTheseiigures or elements may be of any desired nature, and in the embodimentv illustrated soldiers and toy aeroplanes are shown. Certain of the Vgures may be made of 'relatively 'movable parts, such as rotatable aero-v plane propeller blades. v

Attentionv is nowl directed to the accompanying drawingsformingipartV of this ap' plication, in which similar characters of'reference `indicate corresponding parts in all the gures. j

Figure 1 is a front'elevation of my inven-l tion' i Y 2 is a top plan view showing the relative position of the aeroplanes';

Y Fig. 3 is a sectionalview taken on the line 3-'43 in Fig; 2 in the direction lof the arrows; Fig. 4 isv the `fragmentary plan ,viewpartly in 'sections-showing and the endlessbelt; i Y

Fig. 5 is'a'detailed sectional view showing the means for driving the aeroplanes;

Specification of 'Letters Patent. i n 'Ptnted' Aug. 3

Application' mea June 19.1919. serial No. 305,342. 'f

the 4detachable fa'stenings the drivlng gear` Fig. 6 is afdetailed sectionalview'showing brackets or supports; w

' Fig. 7 showsavert ical section and frontlfor the aeroplane elevation on anfenlarged scale ofthe supev ports carried bythe endless lbelt, whichin' turn. carry the clips to which the figuresarje Fig'. 8 shows a top plan'an'd side elevation ofthe construction of the supporting vclips*- by which the different figures are-carried:y and, A` I Fig. Y9 and side elevation the construction of the supportshown in Fig. '7if VShmlvsdfol" Plan' end' elevation` l Y in carrying my invention into practice,.vI

provide a base or frame 10, whichis of anysuitable material, preferably wood or metal, 1 and which has slidably connected thereto' a casing 11 provided with a slottedportion 11',4 and having a platform y12 fixed thereon. rlShe platform 12 is provided with'serrations 13 (one'ofwhich'is shown) at 'regularin-f I vtervals, the purpose of whichl will bedescribed'later.Y A second casing Pluis desv n tachably .supported centrallyV of the-plat? form 12'by1neans of the frame 'member 15;V The member 151ha's adjacent its'four corners aperturesl for the reception-'of shaftsl,VIV which aredetachably fastened in thefapertures 18 of the base 10, the shafts1'7f having" loosely mounted lthereon -adj acent their 'lower ends washers 21', which are supported-by the base 10.V rlhe shafts also carry spools 19, having on their lower ends"'flamggies'lQO l which rest'on the washers 211. {The-flanges 20 guide an endless belt 21 carried by the" i spools 19', the belt being of any'flexib'lematerialpreferablyof elastictype. i One ofY the spools 19 `has* fixed at the lo'werfend thereof a gear 22, which mesheswith'a ver-V tically disposed= gear 23 mounted)v o'nfand fixed tothe crank 24 journaled in abearing 25 carried by the base 10,' the gears 22 yandv 23 'being'A held properly in mesh'byv meansiof a washer '26. .The crank 24 is provided for thepurpose of propellingfthe toy, but it is` understood that a spring oran electric mo`r tor'may be substituted 'therefor if desired.

tened w'ill'neXt be described;` They endless beltj21' has' securely fastened at regula'rjin'fV tervals metallic upright members 127V by yThe mannerin which the figures are fas#I 29 (see Fig. 9) for the purpose of supporting a clip adapted to support a series of detachable figures. The clip 30 is detachablyconnected to the member 27 by means of a loop 31 formed on one end of the clipf The clip 30 is preferably made of spring material, and has at regular intervals loops 32 adapted to detachablysupport a plu rality of figures; figures suchas those illustrated at 33 and 34. rlhe figure 33 is furtherY provided with an oscillating` leg 35,k

shaft 37 isjournaled in the frame member 15and the base member 10, and has fixed adjacentits lower end, a roller 38 (see Fig. 5), positioned Vin such a manner that it engages the endlessbelt- 2l and is rotated by Y said belt. AtV the upper end of the shaft 37 Y ment of the planes.v

and afiXed thereto is' a member 39 provided with'oppositely disposed apertures 40, the upper portion of said rapertures being slotted, as at 41, for the purpose ofpreventing the rotation of the aeroplane support rods 42, which at the same ytime are easily detachable therefrom. The aeroplane sup-` port rods 42 are preferably bent at an angle from the vertical end, and have-detachably connected thereto at their upper ends a ,movable toy, such as the monoplane 43 and the bioplane 44. The members 43 and 44 have pivoted thereto propellers 45, which are freely rotated when the toy Vis in motion by reason of the oppositely inclined end portions 45.

A brief description of the operation of .the above described toy construction will now be given. When the operator desires to set the toy in motion the crank 24 isy ro-f tated, whereby the'belt 2l movesV around the spools'19. The belt carries with it the clip 30, to which are attached theA various figures 33 .and 34, and as the figure 33 is moved around the toy-the leg will engage the serration 13 and be moved thereby. The motion of the belt will also rotate the shaft 37, which in turn carries the support 39 and the aeroplane support members 42. As the shaft 37and support rods 42 are rotated the Yaeroplanes will describe circles about the shaft as a center, and the propeller blades will be independently rotated by the current of air formed 'by the move* From the above description and opera-V tion of my improved toy, it will be clear that a simple and inexpensive construction has b een designed, and a construction which can be easily and quickly assembled and taken apart. The features last noticed are important since the construction can be shipped knocked down, thereby reducing the shipping space.

Although in the above specification and in the drawings I have illustrated and deon said movable element and having arela-V tively movable member, and means carried by said frame Vand located in the path of said member whereby as said figure is set in motion by said movableelement saidmember will be moved with respect to said figure.

2. In a toy comprising a frame, a movable element carried thereby, a ligure mounted on said movable element and having a relatively movable member, said frame'being provided with a raised portion locatedin the path of said member whereby as said gure is setv in motion by said movable element said'memn berwill be moved with respect to said figure.' 3. In a toy comprising a frame, amovable elementcarried thereby, a figure mounted on said movable element and having a relatively movable memberpivoted thereto, and means carried by said frame and located in the path of said member whereby as said ,figure isset in motion by said movablel element said member will be moved withV respect to said figure.

4. In a toy comprising afframe, an endless belt, means for actuating said belt, a shaftv carried Vby said frame and rotatably driven by said belt, and toy figures carried by said shaft and disposed in off-set relation thereto.

5. In a toy comprising a frame, an endless belt, meansV for actuating saidbelt, a shaft carried by said frame and rotatably driven idols by said belt, aV plurality of supporting meml bers carried by said shaft, and toy figures operatively connected to said supporting members.

6. In a toy ycomprising a frame, anl endless belt, means for actuating said belt, a shaft carried by said frameand rotatably driven. by-said belt, a support carried by said shaft, and a plurality ofinclinedsupporting members detachably connected to .said support and having secured thereto toy figures.

7 In a toy comprising a frame, an endless belt rotatably mounted thereon, supporting members fixed to said belt, and a plurality of p detachable clips adapted to be attachedA to said supporting members. Y

8. In a toy comprising a frame, an endless belt rotatably mounted thereon, supporting members carried by said belt and extendingv upwardly therefrom, and a plurallity of clips cach having a looped portion adapted to be detachably secured to the upper ends of said supporting members.

9. In a toy comprising a frame, an endless y belt rotatably mounted thereon,'supporting members carried by said belt, said supporting members lhaving off-set portions adjacent their upper ends, and clips each having a looped portion adapted to be secured to the offset portions of said supporting members.

lO. In a toy comprising a frame, an endless belt rotatably mounted thereon, supporting Y members carried by said belt, and clips carried by said supporting members, each of said clips `being provided with a plurality of laterally extending portions adapted to receive toy figures.

1l. In a toy comprising a frame, an endless belt rotatably mounted thereon, sup-v porting members carried byY said belt,vand clips carried by said supporting members, each of said clips being provided With a plurality of laterally extending loop portions adapted to receive toy figures.

12. In a toy comprising a frame, an end-` less belt, a plurality'of figures carriedby said belt, means for actuating said belt vand figures, a shaft mounted in said frame, a

plurality of other figures carried by said shaft, and means for frictionally driving said shaft `by said belt.

13. In a toy comprising a frame, an end less, belt, a plurality offigures carried by 'y said belt, a shaft mounted in said frame t disposed in the path of said belt, and a plurality of aeroplanescarried by said shaft operable above said figures.

14. In a collapsiblev toy comprising av frame, an endless belt carrying a plurality of soldiers, a shaft mounted in saidl frame and frictionally driven by said belt, and

`means for detachably fastening two Loppo` In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

` JAROSLAV STRAKA. 

